Human Resources Business Partner - Bedford in Wilshamstead

Saab in UK is growing rapidly, with over 500 colleagues across eight sites. We bring together Swedish heritage and British expertise to drive innovation in areas such as software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training. Joining Saab in UK means contributing to the security and resilience of society while building a career with real scope for personal and professional growth.

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Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 26,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

This role will be based at our Bedford site supporting our Blue Bear operation. You will be required to be on site 4 days a week.

You will report into the VP Director HR but work very closely with the Managing Director and managers/employees of Blue Bear and in conjunction with Head of Corporate HR.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing and administering day-to-day HR across the full spectrum of people management.
• Identifying HR priorities and recommending, developing and delivering people management strategies that support the company's overall aims and objectives.
• Providing expert professional advice and support to managers and employees on all aspects of people management.
• Supporting corporate HR with higher level projects, and developing and maintaining policies and procedures.
• Providing support and problem solving on the full range of HR activities.
• Keeping up-to-date with legal developments and advising on HR compliance.
• Leading on employee relations case management.
• Managing performance management reviews in conjunction with corporate HR.
• Assisting VP Director HR with the salary review process for the Blue Bear operation.
• Supporting with learning and development, and providing and organising training.
• Managing sickness absence cases and medical referrals.
• Ensuring HR activities comply with the needs of ISO certifications as required.
• Producing all relevant data on a payroll tracker for the outsourced payroll company within timeframes.
• Supporting managers with their recruitment needs and liaising with the central recruitment team.
• Producing and processing offer letters and contracts of employment.
• Coordinating the leaver's process and ensuring relevant paperwork is issued.
• Working closely with the manager and Corporate HR on redundancies/settlements.

Skills & Experience:

• Extensive and demonstrable experience of operating within an HR Business Partner capacity.
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law with a pragmatic approach.
• Experience of delivering successful HR projects and programmes.
• Experience of supporting major organisational change.
• Up-to-date in-depth knowledge of general HR policies and procedures.
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation and reporting writing skills.
• Outstanding knowledge of MS Office and Workday.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel to Sweden and London, as and when required.

Qualifications:

• CIPD qualification level 7 or degree level qualification with significant experience of HR.